As Fall The Leaves Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHFFAs fall the leaves so drop the days | A |
In silence from the tree of life | B |
Born for a little while to blaze | A |
In action in the heat of strife | B |
And then to shrivel with Time's blast | C |
And fade forever in the past | C |
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In beauty once the leaf was seen | D |
To all it offered gentle shade | E |
Men knew the splendor of its green | D |
That cheered them so would quickly fade | E |
And quickly too must pass away | F |
All that is splendid of to day | F |
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To try to keep the leaves were vain | G |
Men understand that they must fall | H |
Why should they bitterly complain | G |
When sorrows come to one and all | H |
Why should they mourn the passing day | F |
That must depart along the way | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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